Blue Album and Pinkerton are masterpieces of alternative rock that the band themselves were never able to again replicate, although most of their 2000s output is enjoyable to an extent, save Make Believe and Raditude.

Badfinger are always overlooked and unfavorably compared to the Beatles, but their early 70s output was nearly on par with any Beatles album. Straight Up and Wish You Were Here are their magnum opuses and essential pieces of classic rock.